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I'm concerned about the overuse of spectacular places. And there's no real wilderness left and so there's a heartbreak there. You can go anywhere and be rescued through your cell phone and have some helicopter drop down.

Anne Waldman

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Anne Waldman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 2
Poet
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Millville
New Jersey
Left
Wilderness
Real
Cells
Overuse
Phone
Rescued
Drop
Helicopter
Phones
Helicopters
Anywhere
Heartbreak
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